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New util suggestion: timeout
From: |
Philip Rowlands |
Subject: |
New util suggestion: timeout |
Date: |
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:50:51 +0100 (BST) |
What:
timeout, executes the sub-command a-la GNU time/nice, but takes
arguments to control the amount of wallclock time the process is
allowed.
Why:
- ulimit for real time
- No current util (GNU or otherwise) widely distributed (AFAIK)
- Useful in scripting, particularly with network apps
I was surprised to find lacking, when writing a shell script, that no
simple app exists for constraining how long apps will run, so this is a
proposal to write one for coreutils, although I'd be happy to learn if
there's something else already in common use.
Feedback is appreciated; I'll come up with some example invocations and
use cases if there's enough interest.
Cheers,
Phil
- New util suggestion: timeout,
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